Somebody said that if your urine is not colored (i.e., it is clear), your water intake is OK.

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Silly answer for 2 reasons.
A. That 'somebody' says this isnt really reliable.
B.If your urine is clear you coudl be way over the ideal point of getting it clear in the first place.

I think its best to weigh yourself before a workout during which you dont drink at all and irectly after it .That will help you to precisely determine your individual fluid loss and using that well you know how much to drink.

Silly answer for 2 reasons.
A. That 'somebody' says this isnt really reliable.
B.If your urine is clear you coudl be way over the ideal point of getting it clear in the first place.

I think its best to weigh yourself before a workout during which you dont drink at all and irectly after it .That will help you to precisely determine your individual fluid loss and using that well you know how much to drink.

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My urine is clear after about 4 beers. Probably not good.

Clear is over hydrated. Dijon Mustard is the opposite end. Clear with a tint of yellow is safe.

Silly answer for 2 reasons.
A. That 'somebody' says this isnt really reliable.
B.If your urine is clear you coudl be way over the ideal point of getting it clear in the first place.

I think its best to weigh yourself before a workout during which you dont drink at all and irectly after it .That will help you to precisely determine your individual fluid loss and using that well you know how much to drink.

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I am not a doctor, and can only say what I hear and which seems reasonable. It may be silly to you, but I have heard it more than once.

Clear urine was meant as an upper bound, not a lower bound. That should have been pretty obvious.

Don't drink much water during the day.
I drink 16-20 oz. immediately after waking up and again just before bed, rarely get up at night because of it.
I don't wake up at night because I was probably running dry at that time by not drinking much during the day.

About 4-5 days out from the meet, hyper hydrate (2 gallons or more) every day. The day before the competition, no water at all. I've only tried it a couple of times, and i'm not particularly good at it. I find on the no water day i crave it despite overloading on it prior days. The two times i've tried it I did nothing else besides the hydration (well carbs were cut, but that goes without saying)

Easy way to lose a couple of kg without too much effort and without sacrificing too much strength. My coach can lose 20+ lbs for a weigh in like this (he also gets 24 hour weigh ins the powerlifting fed he's in, weightlifting you get 2 hours) I'll have to play with sodium loading next time though (and maybe a water pill that day before as well)

3 gallons was pretty easy to do the first few days as long as i had a camelpak with me at all times. the last water day is not so easy

You really have to worry about how much water (no other types (gatorade, soda, etc) only if you are sweating PROFUSELY. Like, if you are playing under 100 degree weather. In this case, you just need to add gatorade to your drink.

The reason is that our blood has other electrolytes such as sodium and potassium. And, they have to be in certain balance with water in our blood otherwise, it can cause some problems. When you sweat A LOT and drink only water, you are basically diluting your blood.

In other words, you really don't have to worry about it because you will be too full to drink anyway. If you want exact amount it's about 3 liters.